Where does “soliciting” come from?
Soliciting derives from Middle English solliciten, from Old French soliciter, from Latin sollicitare, meaning to disturb or trouble, from sollicitus meaning agitated, rooted in sollus and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ḱey-.
soliciting (English): present participle of solicit; The act of one who...
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- present participle of solicit; The act of one who...
Ancestry of “soliciting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solicit | To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | soliciten | — |
| 3 | Old French | soliciter | — |
| 4 | Latin | sollicitō | to disturb, disquiet, stir, agitate, distress, harass, vex, make anxious |
| 5 | Latin | sollicitus | Thoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;... |
| 6 | Latin | sollus | whole, entire, unbroken |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | solnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sol(h₂)nós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |